| Manufacture | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Xperia C | SGH-D600E |
| Form factor | Block | Slider |
| Weight | 153 gram | 103.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 | 96.00 x 47.00 x 22.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus | 2 Megapixels (1600x1200), 4x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 5 inches | 2.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 262000 |
| Display width | 540 | 240 |
| Display height | 960 | 320 |
| PPI | 220.29 | 200.00 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6589 | NA |
| GPU | IMG SGX544 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card | 77 MB, expandable with microSD memory card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | Polyphonic 64 voices |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | 3 |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2330 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 588 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 844 | 420 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
